Years ago, I watched zeitgeist. They presented a very compelling argument for 9/11 being an inside job - why did the safeguards fail? What about building 7? Etc. I was like, damn. This is extremely convincing.
But the second section was about the bible, and the bible is probably-
But the second section was about the bible, and the bible is probably-
the thing I knew the most about. They argued it was unoriginal/conspiracy created, and they used bible verses out of context, deliberate misinterpretations, cherry picking, mistranslated versions of verses I knew the Greek behind. After that, I couldn't believe in-
Their 9/11 argument. If they were gonna be so uncharitable with something I knew about, I couldn't trust them with other things.
This is how I feel with a lot of popular narratives around oppression, privilege, trauma, etc. I find the narrative flawed for a subset I know a lot-
This is how I feel with a lot of popular narratives around oppression, privilege, trauma, etc. I find the narrative flawed for a subset I know a lot-
about (woman raised in extreme subculture of patriarchy), and so I just don't trust the narratives people use about all the other stuff, even though it seems sensible enough at it's surface to draw in large support.
